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Generally date of Chinese calendar changes from one year to other. Hence, dates do not rotate one same flow and keep changing one after other year. Therefore chinese new year date changes with Gregorian calendar. Generally, in china year start from fall of winter season. The new year in china notes down arrival of spring season. Year in Gregorian calendar begins with January 1 and counts 12 months with 365 days or 366 days in leap year. Leap year is multiple year of numerical 4. Therefore date does not change year by year.
The chinese calendar is based on lunisolar studies. Therefore questions rotates in every mind, when is chinese new year. Chinese new year occurs in the mid month of January or mid February. It dates keeps changing. According to Gregorian calendar, the chinese year can commence any day From 20 January to 20 February. The calendar followed in china follow the principle of 12 year of animals cycle. Therefore every year is represented by a specific animal like rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog or pig.
Animal of the year accounts on the characteristics of whole year. Thus china has deep rooted faith on its traditional calendar. On the occasion of commencement of new year people enjoys official holiday. Country gets colored in red. People decorate their own living place to welcome luck in home.
New year is like a grand ceremony of the nation. It is celebrated in whole corner of the country. Some other countries close to china also follow traditional method of counting days according to chinese calendar. People organize gathering and perform traditional method of celebration. The festivals conclude on the day of lantern festival.
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